SOAP AND CANDLE MAKERS (STATE) CONSOLIDATED AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales, industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC 3514 of 2003)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete clause 2, Safety Net Commitments, of the award published 6 July 2001 (325 I.G. 1033), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

2.  Safety Net Commitments

 

(i)         The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2003.  These adjustments may be offset against:

 

(a)        any equivalent over award payments; and/or

 

(b)        award wage increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case, and minimum rates adjustments.

 

2.          Insert the following new subclause (vii) in clause 12 Overtime:

 

(vii)      Reasonable Overtime

 

(a)        Subject to paragraph (b) below, an employer may require an employee to work reasonable overtime at overtime rates or as otherwise provided for in this award.

 

(b)       An employee may refuse to work overtime in circumstances where the working of such overtime would result in the employee working hours, which are unreasonable.

 

(c)        For the purposes of paragraph (b) what is unreasonable or otherwise will be determined having regard to:

 

(1)        any risk to employee health and safety;

 

(2)        the employee's personal circumstances including any family and carer responsibilities;

 

(3)        the needs of the workplace or enterprise;

 

(4)        the notice (if any) given by the employer of the overtime and by the employee of his or her intention to refuse it; and

 

(5)        any other relevant matter.

 

3.          Delete Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Wages

 

	SWC 2002	SWC 2003	SWC 2003
Classification	Amount	Adjustment	Amount
	$	$	$
Group I -
Employee in charge of soap	463.50	17.00	480.50
Making Chemithon Plant Operator
Group II -
Soap Boiler, including the finishing of Soap Pan	452.40	17.00	469.40
Tower Operator
Granulation Plant Operator
Fork Lift Operator
Group III -
Employees working at Pans	444.20	17.00	461.20
Kettle
Operator Amalgamator and Mill
Operator Glycerine Room
Operator Wrapping Machine
Operator Automatic Stamping Machine
Operator Liquid Detergents
Operator Mixing (Non-soap Detergents)
Operator Screens and Dosing
Operator Soap Dryer
Operator Tallow Beaching
Machine Adjuster, all locations
Chemithon Assistant Operator
Weight Controller
Group IV -
Malleys Dust Collector	438.50	17.00	455.50
Jet Room Operator
Employees engaged in mechanical and/or hand
crushing
Employee melting out oils and fats
Employee pumping oil to soap pans and kettles
Treatment - hand, glycerine
Assistant mixer operator, non-soapy detergent
Powder Reclaiming Operator
Group V -
Employees engaged in open air stacking, handling and	432.70	17.00	449.70
receiving raw materials
Employee filing, trucking, weighing, etc.
Employee on automatic sealing machine
Soda Boiler
Employee not elsewhere classified

 

	SWC 2002	SWC 2003	SWC 2003
	Amount	Adjustment	Amount
	$	$	$
Stearine and Candles -
Candle Maker	439.30	17.00	456.30
Stillman	437.10	17.00	454.10
Candle Moulder	433.70	17.00	450.70
Stearine Press Operator	431.40	17.00	448.40
Employees concentrating candle crude glycerine	431.40	17.00	448.40
Operator in charge of flat splitting plant	437.10	17.00	454.10
General Hand not elsewhere classified	431.40	17.00	448.40
Candle Manufacturer	431.40	17.00	448.40
All others	432.70	17.00	449.70

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item	Clause	Brief Description	SWC 2002	SWC 2003
No.	No.		Amount	Amount
			$	$
1	5(iv)	Leading Hand Allowance -
		In charge of 3 to 6 employees	18.90	19.50
		In charge of 7 to 10 employees	23.45	24.20
		In charge of 11 to 15 employees	28.25	29.15
		In charge of more than 15 employees	35.00	36.10
2	5(v)	Employees engaged in cleaning pits, tanks, vats and/or
		stumps and/or evaporator tubes	0.73	0.75
3	5(vi)	Employees required to empty bags of soda ash by hand	0.72	0.74
4	5(vii)	First-aid Attendant	2.40	2.50
	27(ii)
5		Meal Allowance -
	15(i),	Overtime in excess of four hours	8.20	8.45
	15(iii)	Notified of overtime	8.20	8.45

 

"Note": These allowances are contemporary for expense related allowances as at 30 March 2003 and for work related allowances are inclusive of adjustment in accordance with the May 2003 State Wage Case Decision of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales.

 

3.          This variation shall take effect from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 15 August 2003.

 

 

 

T. M. KAVANAGH  J.

 

 

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